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B.C. cleaning up 30 derelict vessels, 1,000 km of shoreline

B.C. cleaning up 30 derelict vessels, 1,000 km of shoreline

Richmond-based non-profit Ocean Legacy Foundation will clear 400 kilometres of shoreline debris from North Vancouver Island to the south coast of the Sea to Sky region.
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Blanket metaphor helps convince people climate change isn't natural, finds study

Blanket metaphor helps convince people climate change isn't natural, finds study

Researchers found basic information about the human causes of climate change can convince people people across the political spectrum.
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Does ICBC still need a hefty legal department to beat the claims backlog?

Does ICBC still need a hefty legal department to beat the claims backlog?

Documents obtained via FOI show the insurer spent $26 million on legal services department salaries between April 2020 and March 2021.
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Here's what you need to know about monkeypox in B.C.

Here's what you need to know about monkeypox in B.C.

Monkeypox vaccinations can now be booked by anyone at high risk at clinics in Vancouver Coastal Health
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Remembering Inuvialuit writer Margaret-Pokiak Fenton

Remembering Inuvialuit writer Margaret-Pokiak Fenton

It's important to recognize how Canada planted itself on top of pre-existing nations and cultures, the Indigenous people who had lived on the North American continent for thousands of years.
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Leaders of the host Nations discuss the mixed emotions surrounding the papal apology

Leaders of the host Nations discuss the mixed emotions surrounding the papal apology

"Please stop telling us to 'get over it.' We can’t get over it when the last of our residential schools closed in the mid-nineties," said Chief of Louis Bull First Nation Desmond Bull.
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Is it really cheaper to ship internationally with Canada Post? Everything you need to know

Is it really cheaper to ship internationally with Canada Post? Everything you need to know

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Highways promise to be even busier this BC Day long weekend

Highways promise to be even busier this BC Day long weekend

Nearly half of those planning a road trip say they'll be driving more than they did last summer, according to an ICBC survey.
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Like a 'baking tin': Wildlife group calls for bear trap ban during heat wave

Like a 'baking tin': Wildlife group calls for bear trap ban during heat wave

"We all know that dogs and children can't be left in cars in this kind of extreme heat, even with the windows cracked," says the BC Bear Alliance. "A bear in a baking tin is no different."
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Plane etiquette: Here is how many Canadians won't use the bathroom on a flight

Plane etiquette: Here is how many Canadians won't use the bathroom on a flight

Many people won't recline their seats, too.
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